In the main event, former two-division Pride champion Dan
Henderson destroyed Renato “Babalu”
Sobral in a rematch of the pair’s first fight 10 years earlier
in the Rings promotion.

As is typical, Henderson had his right hand cocked and ready from
the get-go. Sobral ducked under one bomb early and tried to keep
his distance as The Team Quest product attempted to close the gap.
Henderson fired off a “Superman” punch, but “Babalu” rolled with it
and avoided taking any damage. Henderson charged, winging haymakers
and pushing Sobral against the cage.

The Brazilian shot for a takedown, but Henderson maintained top
position, stacking Sobral and raining down vicious right hands that
put the former Strikeforce champion to sleep. The brutal end came
at 1:53 of round one.

Daley Notches Devastating KO

Scott
Smith’s welterweight debut did not disappoint, but not in the
way that “Hands of Steel” would have preferred.

British bomber Paul Daley
ended Smith’s night at 2:09 of the first round, knocking him out in
spectacular fashion.

There was no feeling out process, as Daley winged a right hand
immediately and got caught with a jab for his efforts. Smith
appeared content in the early going to measure the distance, using
his jab and lead leg as a rangefinder. Daley clipped him with a
nice one-two about a minute in that dropped Smith, but “Hands of
Steel” recovered quickly. As Smith moved forward, “Semtex” landed a
tight left hook that staggered the UFC veteran.

Undeterred, Smith surged ahead and found himself on the receiving
end of the exact same punch. There would be no recovery for the
comeback kid this time, however, as Smith went limp before falling
flat on his face as John McCarthy waved off the contest.

Lawler Knocks Lindland Stiff

D. Mandel

Lawler knocked Lindland
cold.

Matt
Lindland’s night was over almost before it started, as
“Ruthless” Robbie
Lawler found the veteran’s chin less than a minute into the
first round with a wicked right hook and followed the crumpling
Team Quest founder to the mat, relieving Lindland of his
consciousness with another bomb on the ground.

Both men came out quickly to start, engaging in the pocket.
Lindland didn’t appear eager to clinch, and the 40-year old ended
up paying for it. Lawler seemed intent on timing the Olympic silver
medalist as he moved in, and missed on several attempts before
finally hitting the jackpot with a colossal right hook.

Lindland still had his senses when he hit the floor, but as he
turned to defend himself from further punishment, he was met with
another Lawler fist. This marks the second devastating knockout
Lindland has suffered in his last four fights.

The official time was 0:50 of the first.

Silva Rallies to Stop Kyle

After an early scare, former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio
Silva took care of business, stopping a game but outmatched
Mike
Kyle in the second round of their heavyweight tilt.

Though Silva took the center of the cage to start, Kyle used his
speed advantage to land two sharp right hands, the second of which
dropped the massive Brazilian. Kyle pounced on his foe, throwing
dozens of punches and hammer fists. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black
belt survived, however, and calmly recovered half guard.

As Silva shrimped, he tried to turn the position into a single-leg
takedown, but Kyle’s base proved stout. The American Kickboxing
Academy product bloodied Silva’s cheek before the larger man
recovered full guard. From there, Kyle landed two comical -- though
illegal -- headbutts to Silva’s abdomen and was admonished by
referee John McCarthy.

Silva dove for a single to start round two, but Kyle stepped out of
it before eating a right. The American Top Team representative shot
again, this time securing the takedown and transitioning
beautifully to the north-south position. As Kyle rolled to his
stomach, Silva locked up what looked to be a fight-ending anaconda
choke. To the American’s credit, he managed to escape the position,
but Silva simply would not be denied. “Bigfoot” climbed on top of
his foe, securing the mount and clobbering Kyle with sledgehammer
blows until McCarthy stopped the contest at 2:49 of the round.

St. Preux Dominates Radach

In the first televised fight of the evening, light heavyweight
prospect Ovince St.
Preux dominated an undersized Benji Radach
en route to an easy unanimous decision victory.

Neither man impressed to start, but St. Preux drew figurative first
blood with a hard liver kick. Radach retaliated with a takedown,
but the former University of Tennessee linebacker popped right back
up. After both men traded blows standing, St. Preux took the fight
to the floor, securing Radach’s back and landed powerfulpunches on
the floor. After dishing out considerable punishment, the former
Volunteer tried to end the fight with a rear-naked choke on two
occasions. St. Preux looked puzzled at points, as referee Mike
England refused to stop the contest.

Round two would bring more of the same, as mere seconds into the
second frame, St. Preux dropped Radach with a short left hook and
followed him to the ground, riding the knockout puncher and looking
to dig in his hooks once Radach exposed his back.

In the third, Radach came out with something to prove. Fighting
through exhaustion, the 30-year-old landed a heavy right hand that
staggered St. Preux before eating a sharp left that dropped him to
the canvas. From there, it was déjÃ vu, as the Tennessean
landed more punches on the canvas. A late stand up by England gave
Radach hope, but it was too little too late.